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Weight concern across the life-span: Relationship to self-esteem and feminist identity

✍ Scribed by Tiggemann, Marika ;Stevens, Claire

Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 93 KB
Volume: 26
Category: Article
ISSN: 0276-3478
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199907)26:1<103::aid-eat14>3.0.co;2-0

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Objective:

The aim of this study was to investigate the correlates of weight concern across the life-span. Method: Questionnaires assessing weight concern, self-esteem, and feminist attitudes were completed in their homes by 180 women aged between 18 and 60 years. Results: It was found that there was a negative relationship between weight concern and self-esteem for 30 to 49-year-old women, but not for younger or older women. A similar pattern held for feminist attitudes. Among 30 to 49-year-old women, a strong feminist orientation related to a lesser concern with weight. Discussion: It was concluded that the meaning and experience of body weight and size change across the life-span.

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